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How to fund a business startup
"This is a fascinating excerpt from the article: "6. Forget the business plan. The 50-page Powerpoint slide shows with lots of macroeconomic predictions are pointless. Instead, understand your company’s microeconomics and prepare an elevator pitch and 10 slides." entrepreneur.venturebeat.com"How to Use Audio Microblogging for Your Work
"Very interesting. I have to check these different alternatives. I am doing regular podcast shows. I get all the technical help from the producer of the show. It would nice to have a simple version of podcast with small tidbits you could blend with your regular blogging."11 Benefits of Using Mobile Marketing to Grow Your Business
"The upcoming generation is spending more time on IM / Facebook / mobile than using email. I listened to an interesting presentation of a new mobile marketing idea called "pennies / manna from heaven". You get special offers when you add your mobile number to a site. You get the offers depending on where you are located at the moment. The offers are linked to the GPS parameter in your phone. So, you go on a street and when you come close to a coffee-shops, "bing" --> an offer / rebate coupon appears in a SMS. You get "credits" for taking advantage of the offers. You could also start your own stream for a specific cause, e.g. your soccer club. This idea was presented at the Swedish version of Dragons' Den. They call it Just-In-Time marketing."Subscribe
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"Interesting interview. I thought about his statement of having "a coach in every business". I have said that it would be great if every company had its own business philosopher who could give the employees of the organization moral support in their daily business."